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International humanitarian law workshop for judges in Nepal
… "On the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions , the ICRC aims to secure firm … and their societies to the basic rules of the Geneva Conventions and increase universal …
Saudi Arabia: 1,200 military personnel trained on international humanitarian law in Taif
… The ICRC is formally entrusted under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols …
Our work in Armenia in 2018
… Based on its mandate enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has special prerogatives …
ICRC president to UN Security Council: Space for impartial humanitarian action under threat
… space, deny the very essence of the Law. The Geneva Conventions are not up for negotiation; they … such as the ICRC, according to the Geneva Conventions, have a right to propose …
ICRC president to UN Security Council: Disrespect of health care a security issue
… In this, the 70th anniversary year of the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is calling on all States …
Q&A: ICRC and access to education
… do on access to education, or what the Geneva Conventions say about education, to policy …
ICRC statement to UN Security Council opens debate on preventing and combating financing of terrorism
… to demonstrate their commitment to the 1949 Geneva Conventions in their 70th anniversary year. …
Statement by ICRC president upon ending 5-day visit to Syria
… is hard. But we are better than this. The Geneva Conventions, 70 years old this year, leave … Beirut, +961 3 138 353 Jenny Tobias, ICRC Geneva, +41 79 447 37 26 Matthew Morris, ICRC …
China: Hong Kong moot brings Asian perspective into International Humanitarian Law
… more because it's the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. We are looking at hosting some …
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